The satellite is planned to be launched from Kourou in French Guyana in February or March 2017, and is expected to be operational by July 2017, Brazilian state-controlled Telebras (Telecomunicações do Brasil) told IHS Jane's. Telebras is evaluating potentially buying additional satellites, it said.
Manufacturing of the satellite began in January 2014, after a contract was awarded to Thales Alenia Space (TAS) on 12 December 2013 by prime contractor Visiona Tecnologia Espacial (a joint venture of Embraer Defesa & Segurança and Telebras). Arianespace was also awarded a contract on 12 December 2013 by Telebras for the system's launching by an Ariane 5 rocket (initially planned for the third quarter of 2016).
The ministries of defence and science, technology, innovation, and communication established the SGDC project in 2011 to address national demand for strategic military and civil communications. It will provide military X-band communications and civil Ka-band communications to Brazilian Armed Forces and Telebras, respectively. A BRL1.3 billion (USD380 million) contract was awarded by Telebras to Visiona Tecnologia Espacial on 28 November 2013.

Britain to Transfer its Last Helicopter Carrier to Brazil
Brazil has purchased Royal Navy ship HMS Ocean, the helicopter carrier about to be retired from the Royal Navy service later this year. The UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) is selling the Ocean for £84 million. The vessel will remain in the UK until the autumn of 2018, UK Defence Journal reports.

HMS Ocean is the UK’s only helicopter carrier and the fleet flagship of the Royal Navy. She will retire after completing its planned operational lifespan of 20 years at sea, having completed a world tour this year. HMS Ocean is designed to support amphibious landing operations and to support the staff of Commander UK Amphibious Force and Commander UK Landing Force.

The Ocean was constructed in the mid-1990s and commissioned in September 1998. In November 2015, the MoD confirmed that HMS Ocean is to be decommissioned in 2018, as the new aircraft carriers of the QE II class become operational.

Brazil to acquire additional SAR-configured C295
Brazil has exercised an option for an additional Airbus Defence and Space (DS) C295 search and rescue (SAR)-configured aircraft, to add to two that were ordered in 2014.

The additional SAR-configured aircraft, which was announced on 22 January, will bring the total number of SAR and transport-configured C295s fielded by the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira: FAB) to 15 by the time the deliveries are complete in 2020.

The FAB currently operates 10 transport-variant C295s (designated C-105 Amazonas in national service) that it began receiving in 2006, and three SAR-variant C295s (SC-105 Amazonas) that arrived from 2009 (including the first of the additional batch of three that was received in August 2017). The second of the additional batch will be delivered in 2019, with the third now announced arriving in 2020 to complete the process.

The SC-105 features an electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) sensor and internal mission equipment for day and night operations over land and sea. Specifically, an Elta EL/M-2022A(V)3 surface-search radar mounted in the aircraft's nose enables the crew to search out to 360 km, while satellite communications allow greater co-ordination with other airborne and surface platforms and/or facilities. Also, the platform is able to drop emergency equipment, such as life-rafts or supplies, and can be re-rolled for medical evacuation, or cargo/personnel transportation and other military missions

Saab and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding have come together to compete for the project that will supply four Tamandaré Class Corvettes (CCT) for the Brazilian Navy.

Saab will provide, in case the partners’ proposal is chosen by the Brazilian Navy, the complete combat system including the world leading Saab 9LV Combat Management System (CMS). The Saab 9LV is the most modern and proven open architecture CMS on the market today, known for its flexibility and easy integration of third-party modules as well as high performance mission equipment. The 9LV is based on experience from more than 300 successfully delivered systems, used by navies from several countries.

Damen will be responsible for supplying the ship Sigma 10514, an off-the-shelf product that will be adapted according to the requirements of the client.

This project is proposing a large technology transfer programme, in addition to partnerships with local companies, benefiting the Brazilian defence industry. The companies are ready to prove to the Brazilian Navy that they are reliable as long-term partners, because this is part of the business culture of these companies.

“Saab is looking forward to the cooperation with Damen and the local partners for the CCT programme. We believe our proposal meets the requirements of the Brazilian Navy and offers the added value of industrial cooperation and transfer of technology that are intrinsic to Saab’s way of doing business, says Marianna Silva, Head of Saab do Brasil.

“We at Damen appreciate the increasingly important task of the Brazilian Navy to safeguard the maritime domain against its existent and future threats and challenges. We are looking forward to participate in a constructive way in this process”, says Mr. Richard Keulen, Director Naval Sales of Damen. “We also are confident that our product will integrate perfectly with those of Saab”.

Saab, Damen, and partners will be at RIDEX (Rio International Defence Exhibition), in Rio de Janeiro, from June 27 to 29, at Pier Mauá, in a shared stand located on D24 area.

The launching ceremony took place today at Naval Complex in Itaguai, Rio de Janeiro.

In 2009, Naval Group was entrusted by the Brazilian Navy with designing and transferring the technology for four conventional Scorpène submarines with electrical propulsion, and for the design and manufacturing assistance for the non-nuclear part of Brazil’s first nuclear-powered submarine. The contract also included the support for the construction of a naval base and a shipyard in Brazil.

The Prosub program is a key extension of the strategic defence cooperation agreement signed in December 2008 in Rio de Janeiro.

The launching of the Riachuelo demonstrates the success of this program, with both the successful completion of the first submarine and of the shipyard’s infrastructure. The latter is being built by a Brazilian company, Construtora Norberto Odebrecht (CNO), based on Naval Group specifications and on the French group’s experience in the design, production engineering and in-service support of submarines.

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With a length of 72 meters and a weight of 1,870 tons, the new submarine can transport 35 sailors. In addition, its operational availability at sea is 240 days per year.

The name of the new submarine is a reference to the Battle of the Riachuelo the Brazilian Navy fought and won against the Paraguayan Navy in 1865.

The Riachuelo will start sea trials in 2019 and is scheduled for delivery in 2020. Delivery of submarines 2, 3 and 4 will then follow every 12 to 18 months, according to the Naval Group.